Ella's 1st Birthday!

 Someone pinch me...I can't believe my tiny baby is 1 already. 

 This sweet baby girl had an amazing 1st birthday.  She got to eat cupcakes and pizza for the first time and loved them both!

 We had a party at My Gym to celebrate her first year.  She had a great time exploring the gym and playing with all of her friends.

 Ella LOVES Bubble Guppies and was very excited to have them as part of her birthday.

Ella has been the best addition to our family and I don't think I could even say in words how grateful I am for her.  Since the day she was born we have all been head over heels in love with this brown-eyed beauty!  She is the sweet, snuggly, loveable baby that I dreamed she would be....she is wonderful!  Ella weighs 18 pounds and is 28 inches tall.  She has 8 teeth.  She has taken a few steps on her own, but prefers to be carried.  She has never even been a great crawler.  She is slow, and drags one leg and would much rather someone carry her around.  She points at what she wants.  She can sign more and all done.  She is very sweet and gives out lots of hugs and kisses.  She will eat almost anything we feed her, but still eats mostly baby food.  Recently I gave her a fork and she seems to be pro already.  She will happily go to almost anyone, but of course prefers her mom!  She has some really cute nick-names.  My boys both love her SO much.  Everett thinks she is amazing and says that the day she was born was his best day ever!  The two of them have a really special bond.  I can't say enough about this sweet baby.  She is really amazing!  Happy birthday Ella.

Our 2013 Holiday Season

 The Holidays were busy and fun this year.  I didn't take very many photos, but at least I got a few of my precious kids all dressed up!  This was Thanksgiving.

 I am so glad we decided to take family photos this year!  I just love how these pictures turned out!

 We had an amazing time at The Polar Express in Williams, Arizona.  The best part was sledding in the backyard of the amazing house we stayed in.  The boys did this for hours and had so much fun!

 Christmas celebrations were a blast as always!  The kids always get way too many gifts and this year was no exception.  They got remote control planes from the movie planes, lots of building toys, memory games, movies, stuffed animals, and lots of other things.

 I am going to dress them up in matching outfits as long as they will let me!  I love how Everett is holding Ella in the following picture, he loves her SO much!

And that is about it for our holidays.  The were wonderful and filled with lots of celebrations with family and friends!

Ella

 So much has changed with my little Ella in the last few months.  She continues to be the most amazing baby ever!  So happy, so sweet, and so precious.  She is now 7 months old and weighs almost 16 pounds.  She started sitting up at 5 months and got 2 little teeth around the same time.

 She started baby food about a month ago and thinks it is disgusting.  She will not open her mouth and starts gagging if the spoon makes it in her mouth.

 She can stand up while holding onto something.  She also rocks back and forth on her knees like she wants to crawl.  She loves to bounce and kick lately, especially while nursing.

 She has the craziest hair ever and because of this she had her first haircut a few weeks ago.  I am glad that I cut it and it has been a little more tolerable since.

She still loves to be held.  She thinks her brothers are hilarious.  She laughs easily and frequently.  She is a little nervous around people and groups of kids.  She is so happy, fun, and easy and I am so thankful for her.

Hudson is 3!

 My little Hudson celebrated his 3rd birthday last month!  And, just because he is Hudson, he decided he did not want a birthday party and wanted to go to Knott's Berry Farm instead.

 We had a great time!  The boys LOVED going on all the crazy rides.  They had so much fun.  I was surprised to see that Everett is big enough to go on quite a few of the roller coasters.

 I am so glad that Hudson picked this for his birthday!

 Hudson is 27 pounds and about 36 inches tall.  He is such a sweet boy!  And too smart for his own good!  He is doing great in preschool and even knows all his letters and sounds.  He wishes he could go to school everyday, but his mommy would miss him too much.  He still loves Mickey Mouse and Little Einsteins and I would say those are his favorite TV shows.  He is so special to me and has such a unique personality.  He loves to do anything his big brother is doing and usually copies everything he says and does.  He is very stubborn and wants things done his way, but he is also so sweet and loving if you follow his rules!  I never knew a 2 year old could say some of the things that Hudson has said in the last year!  Here are a few of my recent favorites:

When my mom was speaking spanish to him he told her, "Grandma that doesn't even mean anything."
When he threw a car I told him not to throw.  He told me it was flying.  I told him that cars don't fly.  He told me, "They do if you throw them!"
I told him to eat his dinner, he told me, "Momma I can't, I am allergic to that."
He used to tell me that he couldn't sit on the toilet to pee because it was "very dangerous and I am just a little boy."

I just love this little guys witty personality.  He is such an amazing and smart little boy and I am so happy that he is mine!  Happy 3rd birthday baby Hudson bear!